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5 Pesos Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

1908 5 Pesos Serrano - del Saz Orozco - Eguia El Banco Español Filipino Circulating Note 1912 5 Pesos Garcia - Hord Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note 1912 5 Pesos Garcia - Sendres Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note 1919 5 Pesos BPI - PNB Mercado - Concepcion Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note 1920 5 Pesos Garcia - Sendres  Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note 1928 5 Pesos Garcia - Borromeo Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note 1933 5 Pesos Garcia - Campos Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Spanish

NP ID Signature Total Printed Serial Numbers
B22.1[1] Serrano - del Saz Orozco - Eguia 400,000 A1 - A400000

Series of

NP ID Signature Total Printed Serial Numbers
B22.2[2] Garcia - Hord 850,000 B1 - B850000
B22.3[3] Garcia - Sendres 900,000 B850001 - B1750000

Emergency Circulating Note

NP ID Signature Total Printed Serial Numbers
B22.7[7] Mercado - Concepcion

Series of

NP ID Signature Total Printed Serial Numbers
B22.4[4] Garcia - Sendres 700,000 C1C - C700000C

Series of

NP ID Signature Total Printed Serial Numbers
B22.5[5] Garcia - Borromeo 597,000 D1D - D597000D

Series of

NP ID Signature Total Printed Serial Numbers
B22.6[6] Garcia - Campos 809,000 E1E - E809000E

Note

[1] - Shipment, and
[2] - Shipment, and
[3] - Shipment, and
[4] - Shipment, and
[5] - Shipment,
[6] - Shipment, and
[7] - Overprinted by The Philippine National Bank

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Serrano - del Saz Orozco - Eguia

1908 5 Pesos Serrano - del Saz Orozco - Eguia El Banco Español Filipino

Total Printed: 400,000

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Garcia - Hord

1912 5 Pesos Garcia - Hord Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Total Printed: 850,000

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Garcia - Sendres

1912 5 Pesos Garcia - Sendres Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Total Printed: 900,000

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Mercado - Concepcion

1919 5 Pesos BPI - PNB Mercado - Concepcion Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Total Printed:

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Garcia - Sendres

1920 5 Pesos Garcia - Sendres  Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Total Printed: 700,000

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Garcia - Borromeo

1928 5 Pesos Garcia - Borromeo Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Total Printed: 597,000

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Garcia - Campos

1933 5 Pesos Garcia - Campos Bank of the Philippine Islands Circulating Note

Total Printed: 809,000

Specification

NP ID B22
Series Bank of the Philippine Islands
Type Circulating Legal Tender
Denomination 5 Pesos
Year B22.1 -
B22.2 -
B22.3 -
B22.4 -
B22.5 -
B22.6 -
Signatures B22.1 - Serrano - del Saz Orozco - Eguia
B22.2 - Garcia - Hord
B22.3 - Garcia - Sendres
B22.4 - Garcia - Sendres
B22.5 - Garcia - Borromeo
B22.6 - Garcia - Campos
B22.7 - Mercado - Concepcion
Seal Blue Seal
Orientation Horizontal
Flip Short Edge
Printer U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Paper 75% cotton, 25% linen
Dimension 156 mm × 66 mm
Thickness 0.11 mm
Weight approx. 1 gm
Print Obverse - Black
Reverse - Red/Orange
Process Printing
Ink Pigment
Introduction B22.1 -
B22.2 -
B22.4 -
B22.5 -
B22.6 -
B22.7 -
Demonetized
Total Notes 4,256,000
Total Value ₱ 21,280,000
Issuing Authority B22.1 - El Banco Español Filipino
B22.2 - Bank of the Philippine Islands
B22.3 - Bank of the Philippine Islands
B22.4 - Bank of the Philippine Islands
B22.5 - Bank of the Philippine Islands
B22.6 - Bank of the Philippine Islands
B22.7 - Philippine National Bank
Kind Banknote
Currently Used

Obverse Spanish

"El Banco Español Filipino pagara al cinco pesos portador" "Manila, P.I. "

Obverse English

Image of a seated woman with sheaf of wheat, "The Bank of the Philippine Islands will pay to the bearer on demand Five Pesos" "Manila, P.I. January 1, ///" "Series of ///"

Reverse English

"The Bank of the Philippine Islands" "Five Pesos"

Reverse Spanish

"El Banco Español Filipino" "Cinco Pesos"

Note

In , due to scarcity of circulating notes, an unknown quantity of Series were blacked out and overprinted by Philippine National Bank for their own issuance.

Note 2

It is stated by some collectors that there is 2 variety of Garcia – Hord, with centered rays and off-centered rays on the obverse, for the purpose of this catalog, it is currently not recognized as we need more specimens for a conclusion.

Remarks

Printed in 5-subject sheets. All Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Banknotes were demonetized after , pursuant to Executive Order No. 111, Proclamation No. 5, Executive Order No. 25, Executive Order No. 166 and Executive Order No. 310.

Signature

Name Title
Julian Serrano El Tenedor de Libros
Eugenio Del Saz Orozco El Director
Lino Eguia El Cajero
Domingo Garcia Cashier
John S. Hord President
Domingo Garcia Cashier
Eliseo Sendres President
Domingo Garcia Cashier
Fulgencio Borromeo President
Domingo Garcia Cashier
Pedro J. Campos President
Santiago Mercado Cashier
Venancio Concepcion President